# Aloorang Village, Nancowry – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nancowry, Nicobars 

# Aloorang

Aloorang is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 68 households**, the 12th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 271people (2011)
- 68households
- 53.0%literacy
- 1,151females per 1,000 males

## Aloorang PIN code and other codes

Aloorang falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Community development blockNancowry
- Census village code645034

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Aloorang from nearby towns?

- Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Car Nicobar (district HQ)129 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)385 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Aloorang?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Aloorang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nancowrie
- ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Aloorang known for?

The main crops are **coconut, arecanut and banana**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Aloorang

Of every 100 households in Aloorang in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aloorang · ■ Nancowry rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**22%

Tap water ****99%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**55%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**64%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Aloorang?

■ Aloorang · ■ Nancowry rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**782

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**936

Working population ****31.0%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 45.2% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 15 (18%) · **■** Marginal 69 (82%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry

- Minyuk305 people
- Pilpilow282 people
- Kuitasuk277 people
- Raihion276 people
- Kakana270 people
- Tapong incl. Kabila270 people
- E-Wall245 people
- Chota Inak237 people

[All 112 villages in Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aloorang from Car Nicobar?129 km by road
- What is the population of Aloorang?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aloorang in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Aloorang?53.0% (Census 2011)